She looooved the sand. Every morning she would bring us her swim diaper and try to take her regular diaper off. Then she would say "sand! and bucket! and shovel! and water!". Most mornings my husband had to take her to the beach before I was ready because she just couldn't wait.

She looooved the ocean. Especially sitting and letting the water knock her around when it came in.

Also, we went on a hike. The boy walked for 3 pretty difficult miles without complaining more than once. (Although there was some vaguely confused "Why are we hiking?" sorts of stuff, it wasn't whiny at all.) Here he is about 2 miles in and 700 feet higher than when we started:

In the meantime, the little one rode most of the way, but took full advantage of the times we let him down to run around:

So many awesome pictures. Malka definitely tries to help with cleaning. It usually doesn't go very well, but she's getting pretty good at putting things in the trash when asked (she won't leave them in the trash, though).

Wow Sashi! She looks so happy. Also, it seems like just the other day that you were announcing that you were pregnant. Where does the time go? I think it's such a good idea to have a vacation together before the new baby comes.

Mr Crabby took the photo while I was exercising, but knowing Beet, he probably was giving a speech. ;D He was a late talker, but once he started, he never stopped. The kid could talk the hind legs off a horse!

oh my goodness, the Emperor's new hair almost made me cry, what a change! and Beet and Raygold the fairies are priceless!Ada at the beach is adorable - when did she get so big and how awesome is her hair and wow Sashi you look amazing!Dahlia and Sierra are both so beautiful, love the bonus cats in the baby-Dahlia photo too!